ESB065 The Russian Aesthetics and Theory of Arts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Řehulková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 17:30–19:05 B2.42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is focused at presentation of selected Russian thinkers´ ideas about aesthetics and theories of art. The aim of this course is to introduce the characteristics of several major authors whose thinking illustrates the important chapters of the history of Russian philosophical and artistic - critical thinking. As the main source for study we will use relevant texts of selected authors, which will be discussed and commented. Among the chosen authors will be: V. S. Solovyov, N. G. Chernyshevsky, L. N. Tolstoy, M. M. Bakhtin, L. S. Vygotsky, V. V. Kandinsky.
Syllabus
  • 1 / Introduction to Russian philosophy and specifics of Russian philosophical thought. The influence of Orthodox Christianity upon the question of aesthetics. The work of V. S. Solovyov, N. A. Berdyaev. 2 / Basics of aesthetic realism in works of the N. G. Chernyshevsky and V. G. Belinsky. 3 / Literary, philosophical and aesthetic views of L. N. Tolstoy. 4 / Terminology and ideas of formalism and literary theory. B. V. Shklovsky, M. M. Bakhtin. 5 / L. S. Vygotsky and psychological analysis of artwork. 6 / The beginnings of abstraction, V. V. Kandinsky and his theoretical work.
Literature
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Ruská idea :základní otázky ruského myšlení 19. a počátku 20. století. Vyd. 1. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2003, 247 s. ISBN 80-7298-069-6. info
  • KANDINSKY, Wassily. O duchovnosti v umění. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 1998, 133 s. ISBN 80-86138-06-2. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995, 473 s. ISBN 80-7106-128-X. info
  • VYGOTSKIJ, Lev Semenovič. Psychologie umění. Translated by Ladislav Zadražil. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1981, 522 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures and text analysis. Texts will be read in Czech translation.
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: posluchači bc. estetiky, kteří začali své studium před více než třemi semestry, musí mít splněnu postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si tento předmět nemohou zapsat. Pro ostatní obory není zápis omezen.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2016.
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